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Car Sold!

We'll it's done, Ol' Bettsy is no longer parked on the street in front of my house.  I'm sure the neighbours are glad to have one less eye sore to wag their heads at as they drive by.

I tried a few different methods to sell my car.  First I tried the social networks.  Selling your crap on Facebook seems very popular these days, plus I liked the idea of selling my car to somebody I actually know.  However, between Google+ and Facebook I had only three inquiries and only one of those I would consider "serious"

Finally after giving up on the social route I posted my car on Craigslist.  Good ol' Craigslist brought me 15 email's almost immediately from people wanting to see my car or buy it out right (my favourite was "$400 today no questions!").  I did eventually end up selling it to somebody that found me through Craigslist, a nice couple from Boring who definitely needed the old reliable beast of a car more than I did.

All and all this was a good experience.  Mostly just appreciate the end results.  I got cash in my pocket which I wanted than a gas engine with wheels strapped on, I'm now forcing myself to commute by bike and the great human tradition of trading some arbitrary currency for goods and/or services lives on.

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